扉とびら

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

Refers to a hinged or sliding door, gate, or the opening itself. Can be used for both physical doors and metaphorical openings.

重おもい扉とびらを開あけ

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中なか

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入はい

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I opened the heavy door and went inside.

新あたらしい扉とびらが開ひらかれた。

A new door has been opened (a new opportunity has arisen).

2

noun

title page

Specifically the title page of a book or publication. Less common than the 'door' sense.

本ほんの扉とびらには著ちょ者しゃの名な前まえが書かいてある。
The author's name is written on the title page of the book.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉の扉とびらを開あけるto open the door (of something)
彼かれは車くるまの扉とびらを開あけて中なかに入はいった。
He opened the car door and got in.
扉とびらを閉しめるto close the door
寒さむいので扉とびらを閉しめてください。
It's cold, so please close the door.
扉とびらが開ひらくthe door opens (by itself)
自じ動どうで扉とびらが開ひらいた。
The door opened automatically.
〈事こと〉への扉とびらを開ひらくto open the door to (something, metaphorically)
その発はっ見けんは新あらたな時じ代だいへの扉とびらを開ひらいた。
That discovery opened the door to a new era.
扉とびらに鍵かぎをかけるto lock the door
出でかける前まえに扉とびらに鍵かぎをかけた。
I locked the door before going out.

Kanji

扉front door, title page, front page
闔doors

Related words· 7

ドアN5sense 1
ドア usually refers to a Western-style hinged door in a building, while 扉 is a broader term that can describe any door, gate, or panel, including traditional sliding ones.
戸とN1sense 1
戸 typically means a sliding door or shutter used in traditional Japanese houses, whereas 扉 covers hinged or swinging doors as well and sounds more literary.
門もんN5sense 1
門 is the whole gate structure marking an entrance to a property, while 扉 is the actual movable door panel, which may be part of a 門.
ハッチ
扉 is the general word for a door or hinged cover, while ハッチ specifically denotes a small access opening on a ship, aircraft, or vehicle.

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門もん戸こ
扉 is a literary word for a door or gate that, like 門戸, is often used figuratively for an opportunity or opening, while 門戸 leans more toward the idea of an entrance to a group or institution.
木き戸ど
扉 refers to a door in general, especially a hinged one, whereas 木戸 emphasizes wooden construction and a gate-like, often outdoor function.
門もん扉ぴ
扉 is the general word for any hinged door leaf, while 門扉 narrows this to the leaf of a gate specifically.

Counted with

枚まいN3
counter for thin, flat objects; sheet; plate; coin · serving of soba; portion of gyōza · sumo rank position; wrestler at a given rank · field; rice paddy plot · palanquin bearer

Word family· 17

扉とびら絵え
frontispiece
中なか扉とびら
chapter title page; divisional title page · middle door; inner door
内うち扉とびら
internal door; inner door
前まえ扉とびら

Written forms

扉とびらUsage96%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
とびらUsage3%
トビラUsage1%
闔とびら
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.

Etymology

The reading とびら is a native Japanese word of uncertain origin. 扉 is the established semantic spelling, using a Chinese character meaning a door leaf or opening.

front door (cabinet, bus, etc.) · half-title; bastard title

外そと扉とびら

external door; outer door

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後あと扉とびら
rear door (esp. of a bus)
扉とびら口ぐち
doorway; door; hatch
裏うら扉とびら
back door; rear door
回かい転てん扉とびら
revolving door
扉とびらの木き
Japanese cheesewood; Pittosporum tobira
水すい密みつ扉とびら
watertight door

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